免職

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 免職 is read as めんしょく and means dismissal or removal from office.
• Basic usage: It can describe dismissal for a serious violation or an order removing an official from office.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Dismissal for a rule violation
  • 免職: The employee was dismissed for a serious rule violation. Example: 重大な規則違反により職員は免職となった。
• Ordering an official’s removal
  • 免職: The official in the story was suspected of corruption and ordered to be removed from office. Example: 物語の役人は不正を疑われ、免職を命じられた。